Weekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplements to Prevent Anemia among Cambodian Women in Three Settings: Process and Outcomes of Social Marketing and Community Mobilization

Koum KanalJennifer Busch-HallenTommaso Cavalli-SforzaByron CrapeSuttilak SmitasiriMinistry of Health CambodiaOrganisation Mondiale de la SanteThe World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific philippinesJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMahidol University2018-06-212018-06-212005-12-01Nutrition Reviews. Vol.63, No.SUPPL.2 (2005)17534887002966432-s2.0-33644855930https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/16185Social marketing and community mobilization approaches were applied in a pilot program to introduce weekly iron-folic acid supplementation to prevent anemia in Cambodian women of reproductive age. The program was implemented in three very different environments: secondary school girls, women working in garment factories in the vicinity of Phnom Penh, and women in rural villages. Each population provided its own challenges and obstacles. However, all three groups of women showed substantial improvements in knowledge about the causes, consequences, and prevention of anemia, and the large majority reported interest in continuing to take the supplements. © 2005 International Life Sciences Institute.Mahidol UniversityAgricultural and Biological SciencesMedicineNursingWeekly Iron-Folic Acid Supplements to Prevent Anemia among Cambodian Women in Three Settings: Process and Outcomes of Social Marketing and Community MobilizationArticleSCOPUS10.1111/j.1753-4887.2005.tb00158.x